Shoe holder bracket



Jan. 5, 1937. 5L. COHEN s HoE HOLDER BRAGK'ET Filed March 11, 1936 lates to attaching the wall and facing plate together by `a turned over bead formed at the peyPatented Jan. 5, 1937 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

My invention relates principally to a bracket plate assembly in which a facing plate and a wall plate are joined together and these two plates have pressedA out portions which form a socket to receive a plug portion o-f a device to be supported by the bracket, the wall and facing plates being adapted for attachment to a wall post or other device.

Considered more specifically, my invention has for an object and feature, an assembly of a wall and facing plate in which the facing plate has a horizontal slit and a portion of the plate adjacent the `slit die pressed outwardly forming a projection having the sides and bottom portion of the projectionconneeted to the main body of the facing plate. The wall plate back of the A.pressed out portion of the facing plate has a portion thereof which is pressed forwardly, then, as these two plates are assembled face toface, a socket is formed between the slightly forwardly pressed portion of the wall plate and the die pressed'portion of the facingV plate. The edge of this latter part of the facing plate adjacent the slit forms the upper edge of the socket, and a plug maybe inserted through the opening defined by a plane transverse portion of the facing plate at the slit and the side and front walls of the outwardly die pressed portion of the facing plate.

Another detailed feature of my invention reripheral edge of the wall plate.

Another feature of my invention in regard to the use'of the brackets is in forming each bracket with anupper and lower socket and utilizing a pair of these brackets and having horizontal extensible bars connecting between the sockets.

"The bars have a portion spacing the main connecting part outwardly froma wall so that shoes or the like may be mounted on the bars, theV heel of the shoe being caught over the upper bar and the sole of the shoe resting on the lower bar.

My invention is illustrated in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l is an elevation of a shoe holder using bracketsfmade in accordanceiwith my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 ofY Figure l in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 `isa perspective view of the wall plate prior to forming the attaching bead;

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the facing plate prior toassembly with the wall plate; and

Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 in the direction of the arrows.

'of the yWall plate.

The bracket construction consists of a wall plate I I which is preferably madein the form of a strip having parallel side edges I2 and rounded ends I3. The plate has forwardly pressed bosses I4, these bosses being quite shallow and being defined by parallel side edges I5 which are intended to be vertical when the bracket is vertical, and having upper and lower edges I6 joined to the side edges by a rounded corner. It will be seen by reference to Figures 2 and 5 that bosses III are only pressed outwardly substantially the thickness of the metal forming the wall plate. A characteristic of these bosses is that the marginal edge portions I5, I6 and II have on the outside, a sloping surface indicated at I8. Thus the bosses are not formed with abrupt angles where the metal of the boss joins the metal of the Wall plate, which is preferably in the form of aplane strip.

In assembling the wall plate with the facing plate as hereinunder detail-ed, thewall plate is beaded over by a reverse fold on approximately the side lines indicated'l9 (dotted) and at the upper and lower ends on the curved lines V2i! (also dotted). Perforations 2| are formed in the upper and lower ends of the wall plate.

The facing plate 25 is'also made o-f a metal strip having a shape similar to that of the wall plate and being dened by parallel side edges 26 and rounded ends 2l, these merging together. A transverse slit 28 is formed, and an enlarged projection 29 is pressed outwardly preferably by a die pressing operation. This projection preferably has a 'face surface 30 which is preferably plane and parallel to the surface of the main# portion Vof the plate. The side walls 32 are bevelled to merge with the main portion of the plate 3I. The bottom 33 has a greater bevel and on its inside surface 34 has a slope which is the same as the slope of the outside edge IB of the f boss I4 on the wall plate. The upper portion of the projection thus has an upper edge 35 defined by the upper end of the face portion 3D and of the bevelled sides 32. The face plate is so proportioned that the measurement between the` side edges 26 is approximately equal to the measur'ement between the marginalfolding lines I9 This facing plate is provided with perforations 36 aligning with the perforationsll of the wallk plate. I

The two plates are assembled by placing the facing plate on the wall plate so that the boss I4 i'lts inside of the space formed by the projection 29, and, on account of the bevel 33 of the facing plate having the same slope as the lower edge portion of the boss I4 there is a neat t at the bottom of the boss and the lower portion of the projection 29, as shown in Figure 2. In addition, the side edges I5 of the boss and the inside of the side walls 32 of the projection 29 also have the same slope of bevel, so that they neatly interfit, as shown by the transverse section in Figure 5. When these plates are assembled, a turned over bead 40 is formed by the portion of the wall plate between the dotted line I9 and the peripheral edge of such plate. This bead firmly attaches the two plates together and aligns the perforations 2I and 36. The assembled plates therefore are characterized by having a plane flat surface 4I on the back of the assembled plates, except for the slight indentation 42 formed at the back of the bosses I4. This structure develops a socket 43 which is dened by the face of the box I4, the inside of the projection 29 which has the face portion 39, the side walls 32 and the lower bevel 33. The top opening of the socket is dened by the slit edge 28 of the face plate and the upper edge portions 35 of the projection 29. The bracket may be attached to a wall or other structure by screws or the like inserted through the aligned perforations 2| and 36.

The use of brackets `of this type is in using a pair of brackets, each having two sockets. An upper supporting rail 50 is formed by two bars 5I which overlap each other and are parallel and are held in place to slide on each other by two collars 52, the collars being crimped or otherwise attached to the end portion of each bar. Each of these bars has a horizontal end piece 53 which has a twist 54 and a down turned plug 55. 'Ihe plugs at the opposite ends of the assembled bar t in the sockets 43. The size of the plugs is in proportion to the size of the sockets so that there is a tight fit and as the bosses may be slightly compressed, the plug is held tight in the socket, being conned between the projecting box I4 and the wall plate and the projection 29 on the facing plate.

The assembly of bars 50 may be made with the lower transverse portion of the bar placed further from the bracket than the upper bars, as shown in Figure 2, which provides for shoes being supported on the bars, the heel being caught over the upper bar, and the sole resting on the lower bar. Manifestly, as the bar portions 5I overlap the brackets can be spaced at variable distances apart to accommodate a greater or a lesser number of shoes, the assembly thus forming a shoe rack.

My invention also involves the method or procedure of forming the bracket in which by die pressing operation the slit 28 is formed and the projection 29 is forced outwardly from the facing plate, this operation also forming the beveled side edges and the beveled lower end 33. In the operation on the wall plate I2, the boss I4 is pressed outwardly by a suitable die, thus shaping the beveled edges to conform to the bevel or slope on the projection 29. These plates are then fitted one on the other, the boss I4 functioning as a centering element in regard to the projection 29, or vice versa. Hence, the boss and the projection can only intert in correct position to overlap the plates properly. Such plates may then be secured together by the formation of a peripheral bead, that is, bending the margina] edge of one plate over the other. It will be manifest that any desired number of sockets may be formed on the assembled plates by forming an equal number of projections and bosses on the facing and wall plates.

Various changes may be made in the principles of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof as defined by the appended claims.

l. A holder bracket having a wall and a facing plate secured together, the facing plate having a slit, a projection formed at one side of the slit forming a space between the plates with an entrance to said space adjacent the said slit, the wall plate having a forwardly projecting boss extending partly into the said space and defining with the projection a socket, the socket being adapted to receive a plug inserted through the opening adjacent the slit.

2. A holder bracket as claimed in claim 1, the boss having beveled edges and the projection having sloping sides to intert with the bevel edges of the boss.

3. A holder bracket having a wall and a facing plate both with the main portion of their Sura faces flat, means securing said plates together, the facing plate having a slit, the material of the facing plate forming a projection at one side of the slit, said projection having beveled side walls and a beveled end wall, the projection having edges adjacent the slit, the wall plate having a boss with beveled side edges, the beveled edges of the boss contacting and intertting with the beveled walls and ends of the projection, the front face of the boss being in substantial alignment with the front face of the facing plate whereby a socket is formed dened by the boss and the projection and adapted to receive a plug inserted through an opening defined by the edges of the projection.

4. A holder bracket as claimed as claim 3, the means securing said plates together comprising a marginal bead formed on one plate and clamping the edges of the other plate.

5. A holder as claimed in claim 3, there being a pair of holder brackets and each having an upper and a lower socket with plugs fitted therein, said plugs being connected to horizontal end pieces,

and the end pieces each being attached to a horil zontal bar, the said bars overlapping and being connected by collars, whereby the length of the bars between two brackets may be adjusted.

6. A holder bracket comprising a wall and a facing plate secured together, both of said plates.

having their main surface in a plane, the facing plate having a slit, the material of the facing plate at one side of the slit forming a projection with front and side walls, said front and side walls having an edge adjacent the slit, the said edges with a portion of the facing plate forming an opening, the space below the opening forming a socket, the wall plate dening the back of the socket whereby a plug may be inserted in the said socket, the wall plate having a boss extending into the space back of the projection, the front of the boss forming the portion of the wall plate defining the recess.

LEON COHEN. 

